Hair back on charm offensive
Darrell Hair’s return to umpiring after 21 months was analysed by several papers
ESPNcricinfo staff
25-Feb-2013
Darrell Hair’s return to umpiring after 21 months was analysed by several papers. In the Guardian, David Hopps writes:
As he walked out he exchanged good-to-be-back smiles with his fellow Australian umpire Simon Taufel and accepted handshakes and a pat on the back from Michael Vaughan and Paul Collingwood. He even had a chat with Ian Bell at the end of the first over. The Barmy Army trumpeter played Jerusalem. The Hair charm offensive was under way.
Over in the Independent, Chris McGrath worries whether the recent treatment of Hair and Bucknor may deter would-be umpires. The same paper looks at a cricket book which has just been released but costs… £450. Gulp.